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TESTOld Wanderers, JohannesburgSat, 24 Dec - Wed, 28 Dec 1938 - 13:30

SA

South Africa

658/10 (20.00) & 108/1 (51)

VS

England

349/3 (20.00) & 291/4 (61.5)

ENG

Match drawn

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SA vs ENG — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1938
Teams: South Africa vs England
Series: England in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss: England, elected to bat first
Umpires: George SicklerRichard Ashman
Result: Match drawn
Season: 1938/39

England

England innings

349/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 422 113.4 Ov (RR: 3.71)	422 (422)
Eddie Paynter	117 (117)
Bryan Valentine	97 (97)

BOWLING

Norman Gordon	5/103
Bruce Mitchell	3/75
Eric Dalton	1/42

South Africa

South Africa innings

658/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 390 135.1 Ov (RR: 2.88)	390 (390)
Eric Dalton	102 (102)
Dudley Nourse	73 (73)

BOWLING

Hedley Verity	4/61
Tom Goddard	3/54
Len Wilkinson	2/93

England

England innings

108/1 (51)

BATTING

Total 291/4d 61.5 Ov (RR: 4.72)	291 (291)
Paul Gibb	106 (106)
Eddie Paynter	100 (100)

BOWLING

Eric Dalton	2/29
Norman Gordon	2/59
Eric Davies	0/67

South Africa

South Africa innings

291/4 (61.5)

BATTING

Total 108/1 51 Ov (RR: 2.11)	108 (108)
Bruce Mitchell	48 (48)
Pieter van der Bijl	38 (38)

BOWLING

Wally Hammond	1/13
Ken Farnes	0/17
Hedley Verity	0/17

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